President Joe Biden told The Houston Chronicle on Tuesday that federal officials had not been able to get in touch with Texas state leaders for days – leading to a delayed distribution of emergency-relief supplies in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.
The president told The Chronicle he had been trying to “track down” the governor to start the process of requesting aid. “I’ve been trying to track down the governor to see – I don’t have the authority to do that without a specific request from the governor,” Biden told the paper.
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has been in Asia for the past several days, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has assumed the role of acting governor during the state’s response to the storm in his absence. The White House told the paper that officials have tried to reach Patrick and Abbott “multiple times.”
So break the law. The Supreme Court just gave you a pass to do that for official acts.
Unfortunately, the aid would help people and save lives. Then, Texas leaders would accuse Biden of wasting taxpayer money, call it a political stunt and photo op, say “we didn’t need the government’s help, we are Texas!”.
And then there’s no way to convince Texans that people would have died without their help. Biden would be vilified for helping. And as much as you might think, “he still needed to do it because helping the people is more important than optics”, the long term result is losing votes, losing power, then never being able to help ever again.
Did someone try to call Ted Cruz? What’s the country code for Mexico again?
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It’s a Good Thing Republicans are KNOWN to do their own Research and will find out that it’s their REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP delaying their Aid and causing their Sons and Daughters to Die! And when they find out they’ll care ENOUGH about their Families to put Politics aside and VOTE OUT the people Lying to them while they Die!
Sorry.
Wheels was on vacation.
Abbott is a huge piece of shit with lots to rip on, but do we have to mock people in wheel chairs?
I wonder if this case may be warranted/allowed/deserved(?) as he’s able to be in his position based on the large insurance payout he continues to receive that gave him true financial security. He then denied anyone else that same benefit by helping to pull up that ladder once he was in a position of authority. Since 2003, no insurance company will ever have to pay out such large sums in Texas. And, the $250k they might have to pay will never be adjusted for inflation.
Since '13, he gets $14k/month and $400k every 3 years. Tax free. And, adjusted for inflation.
He got his. Screw everyone else, apparently.
In Cancun?
Why the hell is fucknut the piss baby in Asia?
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Texas homes without power must feel like they are…en fuego
